India's memorable day - bundle out Aussies for 83 and win by 59 runs

FLASHBACK: Melbourne cricket ground is one ground that the Indian cricketers will not forget for a long, long time. It was on that ground that they got Australia out for that cheap score of 83 in the second innings to register a handsome win by 59 runs in the 1980-81 series.

India, batting first, were out for a moderate total of 237 with G.R. Viswanath making a fine 114 for them. Then it was Australia's turn and Australia made a handsome first innings total of 419 with Greg Chappell making 76 and Allan Border making the three-figure score of 124 in the first innings.

So, it was a handsome first innings lead 182 for the Australians and the Aussies may well have been thinking of victory. However, this was not to be, as the Indian cricketers looked a determined lot in the second innings, with Sunil Gavaskar getting into his stride with a polished display of 70 runs and C.P.S. Chauhan who was out for a 'duck' in the first innings made it good in his second turn with 85. The Indian opening combination of Gavaskar and Chauhan had that superb partnership of 165 which must surely have made the Aussies somewhat worried.

But apart from the Indian openers Gavaskar and Chauhan and for a lesser extent D.B. Vengsarker (41), G.R. Visvanath (30) and S.M. Patil (36) the others didn't do anything worthwhile and India were out for 324 in their second innings.

The lead that the Aussies got in their first innings (182) was all that they could muster as they were shot out for the unbelievable score of 83 in their second innings with India's pace are Kapil Dev making inroads to the Aussies batting line-up with a haul of 5 for 28 in a devastating spell of pace bowling to turn the match in India's favour.So, it was India's joyful day to celebrate with that victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground that day.

Dennis Lillee had a haul of 4 for 65 in the Indian first innings total of 237. In the second innings he took 4 for 104 in the Indian second innings total of 324.

Allan Border made the top score of 124 in the Australia first innings score of 419 runs.

Greg Chappell made 76 in the Australian first innings total of 419, but in the 2nd innings he failed to score and Australia lost the match by 59 runs.

India’s Kapil Dev was in fine ball with the ball and had a haul of 5 for 28 when Australia was shot out for 83 in their second innings.

SCOREBOARD

INDIA 1ST INNINGS
S.M. Gavaskar c Hughes b Pascol	 		10
C.P.S. Chauhan c Yardley b Pascol	  	00
D.B. Vengsarkar c Border b Lillee	 	12
G.R. Visvanath c Chappell b Yardley	       114
S.M. Patil c Hughes b Lillee	 		23
Yaspal Sharma c Marsh b Lillee	  		04
Kapil Dev c Hughes b Pascol	  		05
S.M.H. Kirmani c Marsh b Lillee	 		25
K.D. Ghauri run out	  			00	
N.S. Yadav not out	 			20
D.R. Doshi c Walters b Yardley	  		00
EXTRAS	 					24
TOTAL					       237

Fall of Wickets: 1-0, 2-22, 3-43, 4-91, 5-99, 6-115
		 7-164, 8-190, 9-230
Bowling: (Australia): D.K. Lillee 25-6-65-4
		      L. Pascol 22-11-29-3
		      G. Chappell 5-2-9-0
		      B. Yardley 13-3-45-2
		      J.D. Higgs 19-2-65-0

AUSTRALIA 1ST INNINGS
J. Dyson c Kirmani b Kapil Dev	 		16
G.M. Wood c Doshi b Ghavri	 		10
G.S. Chappell c and b Ghavri	 		76
K.J. Hughes c Chaudan b Yadav	 		24
A.R. Border b Yadav			       124
K.D. Walters St.Kirmani b Doshi	 		78
R.W. Marsh c Sub (Azad) b Doshi	 		45
B. Yardley lbw Doshi	  			00
D.K. Lillee c and b Patil	 		19
L.S. Pascol lbw b Patil	  			03
J.D. Higgs not out	  			01
EXTRAS	 					23
TOTAL					       419

Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-32, 3-81, 4-189, 5-230, 6-356
		 7-356, 8-413, 9-413
Bowling (India): Kapil Dev 19-7-41-1
		 D.R. Doshi 52-14-107-3
		 K.D. Ghari 39-4-110-2
		 N.S. Yadav 32-6-100-2
		 C.P.S. Chauhar 2-0-8-0
		 S.M. Patil 12.3-4-38-2

INDIA 2ND INNINGS
S.M. Gavaskar lbw b Lillee			70
C.P.S. Chauhan c Yardley b Lillee		85
D.B. Vengsarkar c Marsh b Pascol		41
G.R. Visvanath b Lillee				30
S.M. Patil c Chappell b Yardley			36
Yaspal Sharma b Pascol	 			09
Kapil Dev b Yardley	 			00
S.M.H. Kirmani run out	 			09
K.D. Ghavri not out				11
N.S. Yadav asbent (hurt)			00
D.R. Doshi b Lillee	 			07
EXTRAS						26
TOTAL					       324

Fall of wickets: 1-165, 2-176, 3-243, 4-245, 5-260
		 6-296, 7-296, 8-308, 9-324
Bowling: (Australia) D.K. Lillee 32.1-5-104-4
		     L. Pascol 29-4-80-2
		     B. Yardley 31-11-65-2
		     J.D. Higgs 15-3-41-0
		     A.R. Border 2-0-8-0

AUSTRALIA 2ND INNINGS
J. Dyson c Kirmani b Ghavri	 		03
G.M. Wood St.Kirmani b Doshi			10
G.S. Chappell b Ghari	 			00
K.J. Hughes b Doshi				16
A.R. Border c Kirmani b Kapil Dev	 	09	
K.D. Walters not out				18
R.W. Marsh b Kapil Dev	 			03
B.Yardley b Kapil Dev	 			07
D.K. Lillee b Kapil Dev	 			04	
L.S. Pascol run out	 			06
J.D. Higgs lbw b Kapil Dev	 		00
EXTRAS	 					07
TOTAL						83

Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-11, 3-18, 4-40, 5-50, 6-55
		 7-61, 8-69, 9-79
Bowling: (India) Kapil Dev 16.4-4-28-5
		 D.R. Doshi 22-9-33-2
		 K.D.Ghavri 8-4-10-2
		 S.M. Patil 2-0-5-0